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Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :

Is there someone out there who will convert one file for me? I don't want to buy or download any special software. I believe it can be done if you have Adobe Standard 7.0 (apparently not free) or Adobe Professional (not free either), but I'm not entirely sure.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Is it text? If so, and you don't care about formatting, simply choosing the text option, highlighting, and copy/paste to Word will do the trick. That's what I usually do. (Although I use Foxit, not Adobe Reader.)

If that's not enough, I'm afraid I can't help -- I don't have any of the necessary programs. Given that it's Friday afternoon and people are more likely to have 'em at work than at home . . . [Dont Know]

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

I have Acrobat 7.0 Professional. E-mail it to me and I'll convert it for you. It may screw up the formatting, though, but I don't think there's any way around that.

Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :

Yeah, I do care about formatting. It is a job application. If I don't get a response through the weekend, I will bump it Monday morning. Thanks, though!

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Well, you can copy-paste and then reformat it.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Or, of course, you can just print it and fax it if it's a job application.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

If the issue is being able to type on blanks in an existing PDF, Foxit (which is free) can do that. Hey, apparently 2.0 does text conversions too!

I'll have to remember to update what I have at work.

Posted by HollowEarth (Member # 2586) on :

Do the on-screen rendering still look like crap in 2.0?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Given that I apparently never had the problem you're talking about, I have no idea.

Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :

I ♥ Jon Boy!

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

Glad to have helped. [Smile]